SRC one of our favourite producers has an EP coming out very soon with Dutch label Rwina and I thought, why not bring the label boss in to do a guest mix for the Rinse FM show.

So we did, and DJ Akkachar Presents Rwina - Download the mix here, its awesome. Watch out for the collaborations between Rwina & Butterz in the future. A lot of similarities in the styles we are pushing!

E. - The group of producers you are from around the globe how are you sourcing all these beats?

A - Sometimes they come to me, but most of the times i'm on the look out. I listen to a lot of radio shows, mixes, mixtapes, myspace's, virbs every music-source really. I'm close with the boys @ Triple Vision distribution they sit on a shit load of great unreleased music too. As far as the group of producers I work with; they keep on providing me of their newest stuff. I really love to work with producers who are visionary's and think in long term that keep their work fresh. I don't like repeating a succesfull formula.

E - How long have you been listening to Grime, and what producers are you feeling at the moment?

I have been listening to Grime since I stopped visiting 2-step/garage parties back in 2002/2003. But not on a regular basis. First things I remember is stuff from Dizzee, Roll Deep, Wiley, bought a lot of grime on vinyl. First thing I bought on vinyl was Boy In Da Corner, followed up by some Wiley Kat stuff, BBK and some Relentless stuff from CD. I wasnt a Grime purist or so. I was always into edgy bass heavy music, doesn't matter what it is. Now I'm enjoying the thing that's happening in Grime, beat wise a real stand-out in electronic music in my opinion. It has that g'd out vibe without being stereotypical and it's fresh.

E - What was it specifically that you liked about these SRC tracks, he makes loads!

A - SRC delivers something that's totally new imo. First of all; the beats are super crisp and clean, melody wise a bad bad bad producer and the 8 bit vibe is killing me. I can swagg on it and make jolly dance moves to it, it covers a wide spectrum of electronic music!!! The EP I signed with him just happened. I was blown away by the bits he sent me. Goin Out EP has 4 tracks on it, forward thinking bass music, g funk madness and 8 bit mayhem. I mean I don't have to tell you that he is on that next level of beat making.

E - So when can we expect the 'Going Out EP' to drop?

A - I hope somewhere in the spring, I hope late April. The tunes are at the mastering already...

Massive trip, great club, brilliant people, cheap booze, hardcore Grime fans. Total win. Big up all the people that showed love Filip, Smek, Monts, Slav, Dmitry, Jakub, Kristina and the rest of the gang!

As soon as we got off the plane we went straight to bad up the Czech radio station. Out to Smek and the spin radio crew for letting us up there, playing the grimiest stuff at 4pm in the afternoon.You can download the show here, or stream via Mixcloud!

I think that picture was taken when Big H - 'Hooligan' dropped. Got one of the best reactions, along with Airmiles, 1UP and all the VIPs we have been stacking on the sly ;)

This trip reminded me how rich our MC talent is here, and it is a shame they don't reach Europe more. I'm going to reach out to some more MCs this year, and get on to spit on some of these great beats we have been playing and just get the tunes to people all over the globe. Maybe one a month, hold tight for those.

First show of the year! Mixed a bit of old school with new beats towards the end. As usual, not too much talking, just beats! As usual to get all tunes to us - DJElijahButterz@gmail.comDownload HereStream

Click the flyer for more information. Actually the first time playing in London since November! There should be a lot more coming up though in the coming months.

January is the most optimistic time of year until December when another new year is approaching. Grime has a lot of work to do in the next 12 months, in terms of releases, image, sales, live shows and infrastructure.Logan Sama's show been cut to an hour is the first major change of the year. His show is still the only 100% dedicated Grime show on legal radio after nearly half a decade on the airwaves. The implications on our listening pleasure every week are 50% less music and shorter sets, less guests and good music having much shorter runs on the show. The reaction over on the Grimeforum has been really positive so if you want to get that hour back, join the group on Facebook and send an email directly to Kiss and hopefully we can make a change together.

The Grime scene got a firm grip on Youtube towards the end of last year when Grimedaily & SB.TV were uploading new videos every day with a range of the scenes MC talent. Loads of other channels have now gone up, showcasing talent from up and down the country, with freestyles, music videos and interviews. Hopefully these won't be a too much distraction to what they should be doing to get their fanbase up: Hitting the studio to record music regularly, networking with producers & DJs and if possible turning up to radio sets. The larger channels need to act responsibly not chasing the hype, beef and controversy and focus on showing the acts in a positive light.